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With John Kerry confirmed as Secretary of State his Massachusetts Senate seat is now up for grabs. The special election will be held on June 25, 2013 and the primary's will be held on April 30, 2013. (Link)

Scott Brown

For Democrats the only person that confirmed that he will run in the special election is Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey. (Link) The Republican Party has yet to have a candidate formally announce their intentions to run for the Senate seat. The most popular person that comes to mind is former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown. Scott Brown was first elected to the Senate in a special election to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy. In election 2012 Scott Brown lost his Senate seat to Elizabeth Warren.

A poll conducted by Mass Inc Polling Group shows Scott Brown would be leading Markey by 22 points. Scott Brown would receive 53% of the vote and Ed Markey would receive 31%. Also the poll stated when Scott Brown was put up against any generic Democratic candidate Scott Brown would lead 44% to 36%. The poll surveyed 435 registered voters. For Scott Brown it looks very well for him. It will be interesting to see if Brown does decide to run in this special election.

Look on the Election Central page to get more information about the Massachusetts Special Election as well as information about Election 2013 and Election 2014.